All types but rap and hip hop (yucck). Favorite groups and singers include but are not limited to The Beatles, The Cowsills, The Monkees, Tommy James and The Shondells, Tiffany, ACDC, Kiss, The Banana Splits, The Carpenters, Judy Garland, The Byrds, The Dickies, The Chatanooga Cats, The Dollyrots, Panima, The Ramones, The Isley Brothers, Stacy Clark, The Moody Blues, Keane, Hanson, Chicago, The Stylistics, Marina V, The Rolling Stones, The 4 Tops, The Temptations, Elvis Costello, Lenny Kravitz, The Beach Boys, Tom Petty, Bob Dylan, Daniel Powter, Donovan, The Herman Hermits, The Small Face, The Wonders...
You've got to check this out. Our pal, and Dave's co-writer and star of their project "Keep That Dog Alive," Irwin Keyes stars in this rock video for the group Prozak, and he blows it away with his performance. Awesome job Irwin.
Talk about nostalgia. Being from Jersey, this group, Buddy Love, is what Jersey power pop is all about. And how cool is seeing them especially on the Uncle Floyd show, one of Jersey's most prized sons! Check out Floyd Vivino in 'Good Morning Vietnam', Robin William's hit movie. Enjoy.
Movies
All types....mystery/noir, horror and musicals, silent and comedy. Favorite movies include but are also not limited to Halloween, Animal House, Caddy Shack, The Wizard of Oz, That Thing You Do, the Boogeyman, Jesus Christ Superstar, Eraserhead, Night of the Comet, Time Bandits, anything Alfred Hitchcock, Rocky Horror Picture Show, earlier Woody Allen (the funny ones), The Shining, the Harry Potter films, Carnival of Souls, Night of the Living Dead (the original), It's A Wonderful Life, almost anything Frank Capra, anything Bowery Boys, Dead Kids (or any other incarnation of), anything Laurel and Hardy or Abbott and Costello or The Marx Brothers....
Television
All types except crime drama (though I can watch them sometimes). Classic sitcoms, Cartoons, sci-fi, etc. (anything but reality shows). Favorite shows include but are further not limited to The X-Files, What's Happening, The Banana Splits, The Brady Bunch, The Monkees, Family Affair, The Twilight Zone, Briscoe County Jr., Twin Peaks, The Partridge Family, Get Smart, Soupy Sales, Bewitched, I Dream of Jeanie, Leave it to Beaver, Fawlty Towers, The Young Ones, Lazy Town, Las Vegas (one of the coolest shows ever), The Simpsons, King of the Hill, Smallville, Monk, Soupy Sales, Scooby Doo, The Jeffersons, Against Type, ICarly, Drake and Josh, The Amanda Show, Veronica Mars, Love, American Style, Heroes...
Books
The Bible, most Stephen King, Harry Potter, my Thomas Guide (if you live in Southern California you'll know what I'm talking about), most mysteries and horror and supernatural stories...
Heroes
God, Jesus, my aunt, my Pastor, my friend Claudia who is beating cancer with the most amazingly inspirational positive attitude and courage I've ever encountered, the athletes and coaches in Special Olympics and Jan and Sharon and Krissie from Tri-Valley, firefighters, policeman who battle gangs, Albert Einstein, Albert Hague (Fame, How the Grinch Stole Christmas) and his wife Renee Orin (Albert was my friend, writing partner and one of my best friends who I'll miss forever), anyone who goes out of their way to make the world a better place, The Dollyrots, Saige Ryan and Lori Campbell, Debbie and Jennette McCurdy and Sally and Caitlin EJ Meyer who are wonderful blessings and inspirations, Ben Hammer, James Cagney (whom I got the most amazing opportunity to meet at his house in upstate New York before he died), Jimmy Stewart (not only for his work, but he risked his life in WWII for us), Robert W. Nudelman...
*REST IN PEACE Michael Gilden. We'll all miss you very much.
*REST IN PEACE Robert W. Nudelman. You were a good person and we were and are proud to have known you.
University Of Florida
Gainesville, FL
Graduated: 1980
Student status: Alumni
Major: Film/Communications
Minor: Also studied animation at the New School in NYC.
Clubs: Background By SurfCodes.Com
About me: Several shows Saige, Kelli and I did on BBS Radio. The first one is "California Dreaming" with Sam and Manu from Valentines Day 2008 and the other, "Out There" with actor Jeff Rector, was on Easter, March 23rd, 2008. I guess we're doing the holiday radio tour. Enjoy.
Saige is featured in the April, 2008 issue of Kewl Magazine on news stands now and on their website. Check it out. She talks about our newest project "Time Detectives."
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Also, check out Kewl Magazine's web site. It features our other best friend, Jennette McCurdy, from the Kewlest Nick show "ICarly." Jennette, you rock.
Here's the theme song from ICarly with the awesome Miranda Cosgrove and the cast and Drake Bell who wrote the song. What a great, positive and hopeful song and show, and a lot of fun. Enjoy.
I just found this awesome video of Saige talking about our show and Believers from last year. Saige, you are the best and we are blessed to have you as a friend and star.
Kathy Garver was on celebritytradeshow.com talking about Snuggy Bear. Saige and Dave were too and following are the two interviews.
I just found this latest interview from a charity event I attended in June, 2007. I never thought it would be on YouTube.
Here's an interview I did at the "Big Apple Con" in November, 2007 in NYC. It was a lot of fun because I also got to hang with one of my best friends, Mason Reese, and see my family for Thanksgiving.
AWESOMENESS....the new Dollyrots video is here....it's for "Because I'm Awesome" and it totally is just that.
Some of my favorite 1960's songs. Trippy and Groovy......
Thunderclap Newman..."Something in the Air"
The Shocking Blue..."Venus"
Vanity Fair's "Hitchin' A Ride" from a rare appearance on England's Top of the Pops show. I love this song. It's so bouncy.
One of Snuggy's favorite groups, idols and TV shows, "The Banana Splits".
FROM THE VAULTS OF THE PASSED ON....Albert Einstein, Charles Schulz, FDR, John Kennedy, Bette Davis, Harold Lloyd, Jimmy Stewart, Humphrey Bogart, Gary Cooper, Veronica Lake, Laurel and Hardy, Bob Hope, Abbot and Costello, and The Marx Brothers, Boris Karloff, Dick Powell, Lilian and Dorothy Gish, Judy Garland, Dorothy Stratton, Elvis Presley, Hugh Beaumont, Abraham Lincoln, Mel Blanc, Bobby Boris Picket, Andy Warhol just to name a few...
FROM THE LAND OF THE LIVING....Bill Clinton, Tom Jones, Ann Margaret, Michael Nesmith, Brad Pitt, Mick Jagger, Jimmy Carter, Andy Griffith, Kim Basinger, Drew Barrymore, Cher, Bruce Springsteen, Anabeth Gish, David Duchovney, Gillian Anderson, Amanda Bynes, Carol Burnett, Lauren Bacall, Stockard Channing, Gwyneth Paltrow, Bill Murray, David Lynch, Ron Howard, Andy Griffith, Stephen King, The Cowsills, Tim Burton, Johnny Depp, etc...there are too many to list.
One of my favorite feel good groups was the Cowsills, a family who's music and lives were the inspiration for the Partridge Family show. I found this clip of my favorite of their songs, 'The Rain, The Park & Other Things'. Enjoy and feel happy.
Time for the weekend!!!! Hope your week has been good. Anything planned? I have my new Rock N Racing photos posted up. Hope you like 'em? I have new photos posted of the myspace sponsors who added their LOGOS - KaKi Entertainment, Collazo Productions, File Design Systems, GREM USA and more.
Dropping by to wish you a super RawKiN' productive weekend!
Anything new going on? I've been working on adding "NAMES" and logos to put on my race car and helmet. Plus I added a new video on my page of me and my race car @ Flat Rock and Toledo Speedway. Included is a small taste of the my new tunes that are in the works.
